chapter 13: peer relationships Flashcards
peers
people of approximately the same age and status who are unrelated to one another
play
voluntary activities, particularly those of children, with no specific motivation beyond their inherent enjoyment
friend
a person with whom an individual has an intimate, reciprocated, positive relationship
cyberbullying
repeated and intentional harassment or mistreatment of an individual via digital devices such as cell phones, computers, and tablets
relational aggression
a kind of aggression that involves excluding others from the social group and attempting to do harm to other people’s relationships; it includes spreading rumors about peers, withholding friendship to inflict harm, and ignoring peers when angry or frustrated or trying to get one’s own way
sociometric status
a measurement that reflects the degree to which children are liked or disliked by their peers as a group
popular (peer status)
children or adolescents who are viewed positively (liked) by many peers and are viewed negatively (disliked) by few peers
rejected (peer status)
children or adolescents who are liked by few peers and disliked by many peers
aggressive-rejected (peer status)
children who are viewed by their peers as especially prone to physical aggression, disruptive behavior, delinquency, and negative behavior such as hostility and threatening others
withdrawn-rejected (peer status)
rejected children who are socially withdrawn, wary, and often timid
neglected (peer status)
children or adolescents who are infrequently mentioned as either liked or disliked; they simply are not noticed much by peers
controversial (peer status)
children or adolescents who are liked by quite a few peers and are disliked by quite a few others
